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Ammunition & Hand Loading => General Ammunition Discussion => Topic started by: kozball on February 07, 2014, 09:26:08 AM

Title: 12ga Steel Penetrator Rounds
Post by: kozball on February 07, 2014, 09:26:08 AM

http://wolfhillammo.com/12gauge234steelpenetrator.aspx (http://wolfhillammo.com/12gauge234steelpenetrator.aspx)

Anyone seen this yet?

Title: Re: 12ga Steel Penetrator Rounds
Post by: landon410 on February 07, 2014, 09:31:49 AM

will that even cycle in my pump?

Title: Re: 12ga Steel Penetrator Rounds
Post by: shooter on February 07, 2014, 10:22:52 AM

 I could turn those out on my lathe!

Title: Re: 12ga Steel Penetrator Rounds
Post by: GreyGeek on February 07, 2014, 03:06:21 PM

Is that a chunk of lead at the base of the sabot?   If so, what's to keep it from tumbling?  Does the wrapping around the sabot cause it to spin so it will be stable?

Title: Re: 12ga Steel Penetrator Rounds
Post by: landon410 on February 07, 2014, 03:32:28 PM

how far out the shell does it protrude?
doesn't take make it a 1 shot kind of deal? how would you cycle a 2nd round of this?

Title: Re: 12ga Steel Penetrator Rounds
Post by: kozball on February 07, 2014, 03:47:47 PM

The youngsters at work tell me that there are some You-Tube vids.

Haven't had time to check them out yet, but said to really put a dent in plate steel.

Title: Re: 12ga Steel Penetrator Rounds
Post by: bkoenig on February 07, 2014, 06:12:00 PM

I'm skeptical.  12g isn't going to have a lot of velocity, even if it does have a lot of mass.  I would think you'd have to be pretty close to the target for it to retain enough energy to penetrate an engine block.  That kind of makes it impractical for stopping a moving vehicle.

Edit:  Ok, they're claiming 1900 FPS.  I doubt if it keeps that velocity for long, though.